The western deermouse or western deer mouse is a rodent native to North America. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is wides
Cuterebra fontinella, the mouse bot fly, is a species of New World skin bot fly in the family Oestridae. C. fontinella is typically around 1 cm in length with a black and yellow color pattern. C. font
Western deer mouse
…cats (Felis catus), coyotes (Canis latrans), foxes (Vulpes and Urocyon spp.), and ringtail cats (Bassariscus astutus). They are also parasitized by Cuterebra fontinella…
Cuterebra fontinella
Splenomegaly, which can be caused by the cuterebra fly
White-footed mouse is a common host of C. fontinella.